Bedfordshire County Football League

New Format For Watson Shield In Season 2009-10

With the increased number of teams in season 2009-10, The Watson Shield will have a new format, the competition will be for the twenty-four teams competing in Division Three and Four, these teams will be drawn into eight groups of three, playing each other on a home and away basis with the top two teams in each group going forward to the last sixteen and a straight knock-out competition.

02/07/2009

Sunday 10th May 2009

Milko Delivers The Britannia Cup Back To Harvey Close.

Britannia Cup Final, Caldecote 3 Blunham 1

Before a Biggleswade United FC, Second Meadow crowd of 135, Caldecote duly collected a seasons top flight Bedfordshire Football League, League and Cup double by coming from behind to beat Blunham 3-1 whose caused was not helped by the sending off of Chris Dunne just nine minutes into the second half when the game was still evenly balanced at 1-1.

It was the underdogs Blunham who were quickest into their game and after just five minutes they took the lead when from all of thirty yards Michael Hutton unleashed a effort which was to rocket into the back of the net as Caldecote goalkeeper Luke Kiteley remained rooted to his line, however just two minutes later Kiteley was showing his true colours when a cross delivered in from the left flank by Nigel Drummond found Andy Smith whose powerful shot on the turn saw the Caldecote custodian equal to the task to beat Smith effort around his uprights.

Caldecote's first chance of the game arrived on seventeen minutes, Steve Starling seeing his effort save well by Blunham goalkeeper Stuart Kelly before moments later the Caldecote supporters again had their hearts in their mouths as Hutton again let rip from distance, but this time the ball was to dip over the Caldecote crossbar having seemingly beaten Kiteley on route... More